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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2020

Voxel based evaluation of sequential radiotherapy treatment plans with different dose fractionation schemes.

Gaganpreet Singh, Rose Kamal, Deepak Thaper, Arun Singh Oinam, Bhumika Handa, Vivek Kumar, Narendra Kumar

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Gaganpreet SinghCentre for Medical Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Rose KamalCentre for Medical Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Deepak ThaperCentre for Medical Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Arun Singh OinamDepartment of Radiotherapy, PGIMER, Regional Cancer Centre, Chandigarh, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8335-3706
Bhumika HandaCentre for Medical Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Vivek KumarCentre for Medical Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Narendra KumarDepartment of Radiotherapy, PGIMER, Regional Cancer Centre, Chandigarh, India.
Panjab University · INPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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Abstract

objectiveThis study presents a methodology for voxel-based evaluation of two phase sequential radiotherapy treatment plans having conventional dose scheme in the first phase and subsequent hypofractionation dose scheme in the second phase based upon different priority [planning target volume (PTV), clinical target volume (CTV) and organs at risk (OAR)] of display modes.

methodsA case of carcinoma prostate was selected for demonstration. Varian Eclipse treatment planning system (TPS) was used for contouring and planning. In the first phase, a dose of 52 Gy in 26 fractions to the PTV and in the second phase, a dose of 19.5 Gy in 3 fractions to the PTV Boost was planned on the same CT data set. Both the plans (Phase 1 and Phase 2) were exported and processed using "Voxel-based radiobiology display (VRb) tool". Plan Sum for Biologically effective dose (BED)-Cube and equivalent dose of 2Gy (EQD

resultsAn in-house graphical user interface (GUI) is developed to present the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the multiphase treatment plans with different display modes and dose regimens. The voxel based TCP obtained for the combined target volume was 90.56%. NTCP for the bladder and rectum was calculated from the Plan Sum histograms and found to be 0.33% and ~0.0% respectively.

conclusionThe proposed methodology using the VRb tool offers superior plan evaluation for multiphase sequential radiotherapy treatment plans over the existing methods. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: PTV, CTV and OAR priority based display modes in VRb tool offers better understanding of radiobiological evaluation of sequential radiotherapy treatment plans.

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Dose Fractionation, RadiationRadiotherapy DosageHumansMaleModels, StatisticalProstateProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted

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PMID32614607
PMCPMC7445998
OpenAlexW3040052782

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